Country X experiences a period of rapid technological advancement, leading to significant increases in labour productivity across its manufacturing sector. Simultaneously, the government implements new environmental regulations that increase production costs for businesses.
Which of the following is the MOST likely overall impact on Country X’s international competitiveness?
International competitiveness will unambiguously increase, as productivity gains always outweigh cost increases.
The overall impact is uncertain and depends on whether the productivity gains are large enough to offset the increase in production costs.
International competitiveness will unambiguously decrease, as new regulations always harm businesses.
International competitiveness will remain unchanged, as the two effects will always perfectly cancel each other out.
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The Australian economy is constantly evolving. The main instrument for allocating resources is the market, but government also plays a significant role in resource allocation. In this unit students investigate the role of the market in allocating resources and examine the factors that affect the price and quantity traded for a range of goods and services. Students develop an understanding of the key measures of efficiency and how market systems might result in efficient outcomes. Students consider contemporary issues to explain the need for government intervention in markets and why markets might fail to maximise society’s living standards. As part of a balanced examination, students also consider unintended consequences of government intervention in the market. Students develop an understanding of the macroeconomy. They investigate the factors that affect the level of aggregate demand and aggregate supply in the economy and apply theories to explain how changes in these variables might affect achievement of domestic macroeconomic goals and living standards. Students assess the extent to which the Australian economy has achieved these macroeconomic goals during the past two years. Australia’s living standards depend, in part, on strong economic relationships with its major trading partners. Students investigate the importance of international economic relationships and the effect of these on Australian living standards. Students analyse how international transactions are recorded, and examine how economic factors might affect the value of the exchange rate, the terms of trade and Australia’s international competitiveness. Students also analyse how changes in the value of the exchange rate, the terms of trade and international competitiveness affect the domestic macroeconomic goals.
Australia is an open economy. Students examine the reasons for international trade, such as the exchange of goods and services and the movement of savings and investment capital, and how these transactions might affect living standards. Students describe how international transactions are recorded. Students analyse the effects of movements in the exchange rate, the terms of trade and changes in international competitiveness on the achievement of the domestic macroeconomic goals and living standards.
international competitiveness and the factors that may affect international competitiveness, including productivity, production costs, availability of natural resources, exchange rates and relative rates of inflation
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